The Walking Dead Season 3 Finale Recap — Who Died? Who Survived? Are You Upset?

Seriously? The Governor is still alive? How is that a "satisfying ending"?The Walking Dead Season 3 finale — Episode 16, "Welcome to the Tombs" — has now come and gone. Milton died. Carl went rogue
and killed a teenage kid that never should've died. The Governor also
went rogue, on a larger scale, and killed many of his own Team Woodbury
people, including Allen. And Andrea died. When Milton turned, he bit
her. It looked like she was going to get free but, as she put it, "I
tried." That's all she did, but she also failed. It's frustrating.

At this point, The Governor is ... somewhere. Tyreese and company are
back at the prison, along with a bus filled with Woodbury people. Carl
doesn't seem happy about that, but Carl is on a path to be the new
Governor. Unless you think he's being reasonable?

How do you feel about this season finale? Was it all you hoped it would be? Do you feel a little letdown?

ANOTHER EYEBALL CLOSEUPThe
first shot of the Season 3 premiere was of a zombie eyeball. The first
shot of the finale is of The Gov’s one good eye. Although, can we
really call it a "good" eye? We see him beating on someone, then hear
that it’s not Andrea, it’s Milton. Oh, Milton. You had to know he was
going to end up in this position when he openly defied The Gov. "Time
for you to graduate." "You kill or you die." "What would your daughter
think about what you are?" "She’d be afraid of me. But if I’d been like
this from the start she’d be alive today." Milton wants to know if The
Gov killed Andrea. So Gov brings Milton to see Andrea. He needs to use
her for something. Milton grabs The Gov’s tools, but drops something
for Andrea.

THE GOV WANTS MILTON TO KILL ANDREAIt’s Milton’s way of proving himself. He can’t leave the room until he does it. Kill or die. These people would love Game of Thrones. NICE move from Milton to try and kill The Gov instead. Well played, sir.

FIRST DEATH OF THE FINALE...Milton. (Eventually,
anyway.) At least he tried. Oh but The Gov isn’t done being sadistic.
He stabs Milton, but not through the head. He leaves him to turn into a
walker so he can attack Andrea. You kill or you die … or you die and
you kill. So many options!

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE PRISON...Everyone
is packing up. It looks like they are leaving the prison. Carl looks
at an old family photo and Rick’s sheriff’s badge. Carl is pissed at
his dad? Is it for the Michonne lie, and even considering the idea?
Glenn: "I’ve never seen him this mad. Even with Lori." Rick: "He’s
still a kid. It’s easy to forget." You have two kids, Rick. Forget that
too? He sees Lori again. She’s more present now than she ever was when
she was alive. At least she’s quiet now. Daryl and Carol have a
moment. Daryl says Merle never did anything like that his whole life.
Carol says he gave them a chance. Yeah, but the also got Woodbury fired
up against them because they think Team Prison killed those eight
people instead of just Merle. Michonne understands that Rick had to
consider the deal. He apologizes but she gets it. She also thanks him
for taking her in. Bonding session! Future romance? They would make a
hot couple. Just saying. She's less of a Lady Macbeth than Lori. Carl
made the call to keep Michonne, Rick said. "He said you belonged here.
You’re one of us." Carl also fired his dad as leader a couple of
episodes back. Is Carl going to defy his dad?

THE GOVERNOR MAKES ANOTHER SPEECHIt’s
like two rival football teams on Friday night. Rick makes his
speeches. The Gov tells Woodbury they’re ready to fight. Who will be the
state champions?

TYREESE & SASHA ARE OUTYes!
Good for them. They tell The Gov to count them out. They didn’t sign
up for a war with people. They know who is at the prison. They say they
will stay and defend the children of Woodbury. The Gov gives them a
gun. Says "thank you." A lot of thanking going on right now.

ATTACK ON THE PRISONThe
Woodbury group opens fire on the prison grounds, helpfully disposing
of most of the walkers they led there a few episodes ago. But are there
any people left to kill here? Team Prison set up booby traps before
they left, ala Morgan. Oh the heartbeat music is starting.

INSIDE THE PRISONThe Gov and company are inside — hence the title, "Welcome to the Tombs"? — but no one is there. Ambush?

BIBLE VERSEThe
Gov finds a highlighted Bible verse: "29 - And shall come forth; they
that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have
done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." So both sides are
screwed. It’s not like Team Prison is completely angelic.

SAVE YOURSELF, ANDREA!Before
Milton turns, he tells Andrea about the pliers he dropped. He wants
her to stab him with something sharp once she’s free. So he’s in the
Monty Python zone now - he’s not dead yet.

TOUR OF THE PRISONWould
you do this? If you’re Team Woodbury, would you go wandering through
this prison, knowing it’s their home turf? You are giving the other side
the advantage in this dark place you don’t know. The place is creepy
even if you know what’s coming.

TYREESE & SASHA DON’T LIKE THISThey consider slipping out out of Woodbury, once the group comes back.

HURRY UP, ANDREAShe
needs to get MacGyver with those pliers. But Milton is taking A LONG
time to die. He wants to know why she came back. She wanted to save
everyone, including The Gov. Even Milton wonders why she didn’t kill The
Gov. "I didn’t want anyone to die." No time for talking, girl. Get
those tools going. Not that Glenn would have a problem. Remember when he
took on that walker in Woodbury? Stud.

THEY KINDA PULLED AN ANDREWWhen
that prison alarm goes off it just makes your heart thump. Team Prison
folks are dressed in guard uniforms shooting at Team Woodbury. You had
to know they were planning an ambush. Some prison folks are in the
woods, just watching. Too easy?

ARE WE SURE CARL ISN’T SHANE’S BABY TOO?In
the woods, Carl has his gun on some Woodbury kid who is about to drop
his weapon. He drops it, but not before Carl drops him. Carl shot him.
CARL HAS GONE ROGUE, Y’ALL. The child soldier is a future Governor?

TEAM PRISON IS BACK INSIDEWhat
do they do next? Beth has the baby. Rick kisses the baby. Uh oh. Is
that a bad sign. Carl says he’s going with them to Woodbury. Carl took
out one of the Governor’s "soldiers." Hershel calls him out. He wasn’t a
soldier. He was a kid running away. "He gunned that kid down." Carl
says the kid drew, Rick said. He’s one of those parents. Not my kid!
It’s bad enough that Carl did that, but to not even see what he did
wrong … scary.

THE GOVERNOR GOES NUTS … KILLS HIS OWN!Not
that he was ever well, but when some Woodbury folks said they weren’t
up for going back to kill more Team Prisoners, The Gov massacred them,
including Allen — who was ready to do more fighting! He wasn’t even
against The Gov. At least Rick never went that crazy! Only a few people
survived.

MILTON IS FINALLY DYINGWay
to make us impatient for the guy to die! Andrea picks up the pliers
with her feet and drops them before they get to her hand. This plotline,
like all the Andrea plotlines this season, is being stretched out too
long. She finally gets the pliers but pauses before freeing herself, to
stare at Milton.

CARL FRIGHTENS MERick
tells Carl Hershel told him about the boy. "He had a gun," Carl said.
"Was he handing it over?" "He had just attacked us." Oh he IS a
Governor in training. "Was he handing it over?" "I couldn’t take the
chance. I didn’t kill the walker who killed Dale, look what happened.
You didn’t kill Andrew, and he came back and killed mom. You were in a
room with The Governor and you let him go, and then he killed Merle. I
did what I had to do. Now go. So he doesn’t kill any more of us"
RATIONALIZATION. Deflect blame from yourself to your accuser. Never
take responsibility. Play the self-righteous martyr. I fear for Carl. I
am afraid of Carl.

ANDREA IS STILL SITTING THERE AS MILTON TURNSTip: Don’t just stare at someone who is turning into a zombie. Really. Now
you hurry? This plot was a cool twist earlier in the episode, but after
being milked so much, it’s hard to even feel sorry for her. But of
course she’ll survive. (Or not.)

RICK & COMPANY REACH WOODBURYTyreese
and company shoot at them, until a woman from Woodbury, Karen, calls
out to Tyreese and tells him how The Governor killed everyone. Team
Prison saved her. Rick told Tyreese they came there to finish things. So
… while they are in Woodbury, what’s happening to The Gov and the
other prison folks? Tyreese learns some of the dirty details about The
Gov, like how he held Glenn and Maggie.

ANDREA IS BIT!They
reach Andrea’s room and open the door. They see Milton dead. Michonne
runs to Andrea, who is alive. She’s sick again, like at the start of
the season. AND SHE’S BIT! Dang it. Why didn’t she work harder to get
those dang pliers? Wow. They really did a disservice to her character
this season. She lives so much longer in the comics. Why couldn’t they
have her get redemption by killing The Governor? She didn’t want anyone
to die, but … well, she’s the anti-Carl. Carl doesn’t mind killing
everyone. We hear the gunshot behind the closed door, as Michonne sobs. "I tried."

BACK AT THE PRISONEveryone
is still at the prison at the end of the season. It's a quiet ending.
No mouths agape. Tyreese leads a bus filled with Woodbury people into
the prison. Rick tells Carl they are going to join the group. Carl walks
away. Carl is trouble. Hershel is welcoming. "Welcome to the Tombs"!
Where is The Governor? And why are they all at the prison? Why not go to
Woodbury, where they have cold drinks?